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Quebec French profanities,[1] known as sacres (singular: sacre; French: sacrer, "to consecrate"), are words and expressions related to Catholicism and its liturgy that are used as strong profanities in Quebec French (the main variety of Canadian French) and in Acadian French (spoken in Maritime Provinces, east of Quebec, and a portion of Aroostook County, Maine, in the United States). Sacres are considered stronger in Québec than the foul expressions common to other varieties of French, which centre on sex and excrement (such as merde, "shit").[2] The sacres originated in the early 19th century, when the social control exerted by the Catholic clergy was increasingly a source of frustration.[2] One of the oldest sacres is sacrament, which can be thought of as the Franco-Canadian equivalent of the English "goddamn it". It is known to have been in use as early as the 1830s.[citation needed] The word sacrer in its current meaning is believed to come from the expression Ne dites pas ça, c'e

Quebec French profanity - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Sacre" redirects here. For the Canadian basketball player, see Robert Sacre . This article includes a list of general references but lacks corresponding inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mailbox sign using French-Canadian profanity. The closest English translation of sentiment and severity is "No fucking junkmail". Tabarnak is the strongest form of that sacre , derived from tabernacle (wh

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